Infectious Disease

International research team finds genetic engineered Lyme bacterial proteins could offer long-standing protection against infection while requiring fewer vaccinations

Study by scientists at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine suggests a range of small mammalian hosts spread tick-borne disease

Wendy Puryear led a team of Tufts researchers that traveled to Nantucket to collect samples of birds suspected of having died from the H5N1 avian flu virus

How the H5N1 virus is affecting the nation’s cattle, according to an expert at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Sam Telford is quoted in a Vineyard Gazette on research that has helped make lab mice resistant to Lyme disease through gene editing.

The Vineyard Gazette features new research from Assistant Research Professor Heidi Goethert on shrews and Lyme disease.

WBUR highlights new research on shrews and Lyme disease from Professor Sam Telford and Assistant Research Professor Heidi Goethert.

Professor Jonathan Runstadler is quoted throughout a Worcester Telegram & Gazette article on avian influenza.

Professor Jonathan Runstadler is quoted throughout a Boston Globe article answering common questions about avian influenza.